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Joint effort to control health situation

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    The WHO, UNICEF, health NGOs and the Health Ministry in Sierra Leone have joined forces to try to bring the health situation under control following a health emergency declared in January, according to a recent report by the UN Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (HACU). According to the report, there are now 25 working health centres and eight mobile clinics operating in Freetown and another 22 centres are being reopened. All private and public hospitals in accessible areas have now been rehabilitated and staffed with the support of the UNICEF, WHO and health NGOs.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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